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{{Infobox/Character/Startcharacter | image name = Arthur-Hawkins1.jpg | image size en_name = Arthur Hawkins| ja_trans_name = Arthur Hopkins| ja_name = アーサー・ホプキンス| romaji_name = Āsā Hopukinsu| gender = Male| relatives = [[Rebecca Hawkins]] (granddaughter) | anime_debut = {{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh!|41|ref}}| appears_in_anime = * ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''| ja_voice = {{voice actors|ja|Saburo Kodaka}}| en_voice = {{voice actors|en|Mike Pollock|Chuck Powers|e2= (Singapore)}} | image caption de_voice = {{voice actors|de|Jürgen Kluckert|e1= (seasons 4-5)}}

{{Infobox/Character/ExtendedName '''Professor Arthur Hawkins''', known as '''Arthur Hopkins''' in the Japanese version, is a character in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)| kanji Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' anime. He is an American friend of [[Solomon Muto]] and the grandfather of [[Rebecca Hawkins]]. ==Biography== === History === アーサー・ホプキンス Arthur was a fellow gamer friend of [[Solomon Muto]]. He gave Solomon a rare "[[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)| romanji Blue-Eyes White Dragon]]" card after meeting in the sands of Egypt. === Duelist Kingdom ===When Kaiba tried to buy Solomon Muto's "Blue-Eyes White Dragon" card, Solomon refused, saying it was given to him by a dear friend. In the manga and first series anime, a photo of Arthur and Solomon is visible as he says this. He is briefly seen after Rebecca finishes her duel with [[Yugi Muto]], Arthur then proceeded to Duel Solomon. === Waking the Dragons === Āsā Hopukinsu His major appearance is in the [[Waking the Dragons]] arc. Arthur was first seen in the Domino Museum, investigating the history of [[Atlantis]] and the [[Orichalcos]]. He gives information to Yugi concerning both of them and is instrumental in discovering the location of the lair of [[Dartz]]. Mr. Hawkins was later captured and knocked by Dartz's gang. Yugi, Rebecca, and the others manage to save him, but to their disappointment, Arthur's research laboratory was burned to the ground. He didn't lose much hope and kept on trying to help Yugi and his companions. Arthur later noticed that his granddaughter wanted to go on a trip with Yugi, but he said that the trip was too dangerous for her to go. === Grand Championship ===He also appears during the [[Grand Championship]] arc, mostly from the sidelines.He explains various situations in the duels of the tournament, like the Ancient cards of Solomon Muto or the nature of the illegal card [[Golden Castle of Stromberg]]. === Dawn of the Duel ===Arthur appears in the japanese version of the final episode, where he and Rebecca meets the Yugi and his friends in the airport,   ==Deck=====Past Deck===In flashback shown during [[Yugi Muto|Yugi]] and [[Rebecca Hawkins| english = Rebecca]]'s Duel, Arthur is seen Dueling with [[Solomon Muto]], although not much of his Deck is shown. His Deck is similar to [[Rebecca Hawkins|Rebecca]]'s, with Solomon commenting that their Duel was almost card-for-card the same as Yugi and Rebecca's. Like Rebecca's Deck, his Deck focused on "[[Shadow Ghoul (anime)|Shadow Ghoul]]" and filling the Graveyard with monsters to use its effect in order to acquire a high ATK value. {{Decklist|Past Deck | alternate normal monsters = Arthur Hopkins* [[Blue-Eyes White Dragon (anime)|Blue-Eyes White Dragon]] (given to [[Solomon Muto|Solomon]])* [[Giant Soldier of Stone (anime)|Giant Soldier of Stone]]* [[Millennium Shield (anime)|Millennium Shield]]|effect monsters =* [[Witch of the Black Forest (anime)|Witch of the Black Forest]]

'''Anime'''===Ancient Deck===Arthur owns an Ancient Deck like [[Solomon Muto]], but his is incomplete.{{Decklist|Ancient Deck|effect monsters =* [[Yu-Gi-Oh! second series Ancient Dragon (DM anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series)Ancient Dragon]]* [[Ancient Giant]]* [[Stone Giant]] x2|spells =* [[Ancient Key]]* [[Ancient Gate]]* [[Ancient Tome]]

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